46 — Friday, June 18, 1999 - North Shore News Gals FO AFTER inviting German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to drive the zero emission Ford P2000 HFC fuel cell car recently, Ford Motor Company Chairman William Clay Ford Jr. declared Ford would be a Jeader in the “Clean Revolution.” “While my great-grandfather was a deader in the first. industrial revolution, | want Ford Moror Company to be a leader in the second industrial revolution -— the Clean Revolution,” said Mr. Ford at the opening of Ford's new $35 million European advanced research cen- tre, the Ford Forschungszentrum Aachen (FEA). “Yo achieve his vision, Henry Ford had declared customers could have whatever color they wanted, as long as it was black. To achieve my vision, | am declaring customers can have any vehicle they want, as long as it is green,” “Mr. Ford committed Ford Motor C ompany to offering European consumers the widest range of environmentally friendly alternative fuel vehicle technologies, including bi-fuel, clectric and fuel cell vehicles, as soon as possi- le. Before the end of this year Ford will offer consumers bi-fuel versions of the Ford Focus, Mondeo and Transit, and the first volume-built European clectric city car, the innovative THINK. A production feasible fuel cell vehicle would be made available for Europe by 2004. AJ these alternative fuel vehicles offer sig- nificant environmental benefits. For example, the direct hydrogen-fucled P2000 HFC fuel cell car driven by Chancellor Schroeder ar the FFA opening is a zero emissions vehicle, as is the electric THINK, which will be made avail- able through a unique, customer driven service shore news UTO Ford’s new ‘green’ Hybrid car on the Internet n Eure and distribution initiative develaped by Ford The bi tucl Focus, Mondeo and Transit models, which ran on cither compressed nat ural was or diqueticd petrolenm gas (EPQ3, offer reductions in CO2 emissions of up to 20 per cent, as well as sigmiicant: reductions in other pollutants. However, Mr. Ford: called: on European governments to introduce harmonized incentives and standards throughout the European Union to assist the rapid introduction of cavironmentally friendiy alternative fuel vehicles. Variations in tax and other incentives across the EU mean there are significant differences in alternative fuel vehicle market growth and resultant infrastructure investment from coun- try to country. As a result, there is currently no commer- cially viable refucling or recharging network for any bi-fuel, electric or fuel cell vehicles across the EU. “There is no point in offering technology that sits unused in the showroom,” said Mr. Ford. “We must create the best conditions for the widespread market entry of alternative fuel vehicles in Europe. This is where governments can help.” Mr. Ford also said offering consumers who bought or operated alternative fuel vehicles tax breaks or other financial incentives was a logi- cal and low-cost method of speeding up mar- ket acceptance of environmentally friendly technologies. “The German government already offers incentives to consumers who buy one of our vehicles with a low-emissions engine, and will continue this strategy when we “hegin to roll out our more sophisticated Stage IV low-emis- sions powertrains carly next year,” said Mr. Ford. “It’s a strategy that makes a lot of sense.” Save $100 with your purchase of 4, or $40 with your purchase of 2 Luxury Performance Touring Tires including the MXV4 ZP, MXV4, Energy MXV4 and Energy MXV4 Pins ~-See— North Shore's leading supplier of Michelin - Uniroyal - Goodrich 300 E. Esplanade, N. 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